[🐛 Bug]: Not able to disable chrome prompt through chromeOptions for chrome version 125.0.6422.142

[jain29varun]

What happened?

tried using below chromeOptions but not working

options.AddUserProfilePreference("download.default_directory", USER_DIR);
options.AddUserProfilePreference("download.prompt_for_download", false);

How can we reproduce the issue?

options.AddUserProfilePreference("download.default_directory", USER_DIR);
options.AddUserProfilePreference("download.prompt_for_download", false);

Relevant log output

Save As prompt still display while above chromeOptions already set.

Operating System

Windows 10

Selenium version

specflow

What are the browser(s) and version(s) where you see this issue?

chrome version 125.0.6422.142

What are the browser driver(s) and version(s) where you see this issue?

ChromeDriver 125.0.6422.6000

Are you using Selenium Grid?

not using

[github-actions]

@jain29varun, thank you for creating this issue. We will troubleshoot it as soon as we can.

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[github-actions]

Hi, @jain29varun.
This issue has been determined to require fixes in ChromeDriver.

You can see if the feature is passing in the Web Platform Tests.

If it is something new, please create an issue with the ChromeDriver team.
Feel free to comment the issues that you raise back in this issue. Thank you.

[titusfortner]

Look at
https://stackoverflow.com/a/77235931/4072371

[jain29varun]

Thanks titusfortner for reply - i tried the options given in the https://stackoverflow.com/a/77235931/4072371 but still chrome browser prompts are opening.

[diemol]

The reach out to the Chrome team using the links above.

[RodrigoZepeda]

This is also happening to me on OSX when using option.add_argument("-incognito"). Doesn't happen when out of incognito mode.

ChromeDriver 126.0.6478.61
Chrome Version 126.0.6478.62 (Official Build) (x86_64)
Not using selenium grid.
selenium.version 4.21.0

Seems to be the same issue as #13104